By the completion of this program, you will be able to:

• Generate project requirements and criteria for evaluating project success
• Create a work breakdown structure with specifications
• Design a project schedule with activities, durations and interdependencies
• Delineate, assign and track project resources and associated costs
• Identify and quantify project risk and develop mitigation strategies
• Understand different contract types and their impact on a project
• Identify, capture and analyze metrics used in controlling a project
• Understand the leadership competencies of successful project managers
• Understand how to build successful project teams or deal with issues affecting their performance
• Apply project management tools to avoid some of the most common problems which plague today’s project managers

Professionals in project management who desire to become a PMI certified PMP credential holder. Project managers, program managers and project team members who are interested in gaining a better understanding of project management and methods for improving the quality of their environments. This program satisfies the 35 contact hours required to apply for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam.

This program satisfies the 35 contact hours required to apply for the Project  Management Professional (PMP) certification exam. The content delivered is based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), the same content that is the foundation of the PMP exam. This course is a good option if you prefer a classroom setting and need more one-on-one interaction as you prepare to take the exam. It is also a great place to network with other aspiring PMPs, and project managers. Many of the participants form study groups with each other.

• Project integration management
• Project scope management
• Project time management
• Project cost management
• Project human resource management
• Project risk management
• Project quality management
• Project communications management
• Project procurement management
• Project stakeholder management
• Final project management review
  

Gary J. Pacer

Manager of Application Development
Enterprise Application Services
University at Buffalo

Education
MBA, University at Buffalo
BS, University at Buffalo

Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) - October 2001

Gary Pacer is responsible for the management and direction of activities related to the development of administrative application software for the university community. With more than 30 years of experience in the information technology field, he has managed projects of various scopes and sizes. He has been on the ground floor of his area’s development of a Project Management Office and the rollout of project management concepts and techniques. He achieved the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Professional certification in 2001 and is currently a member of PMI and their Information Systems Community of Interest.
 

$1,250 includes cost of all materials used for class

Payment can be made as follows:

Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover)
or
Check made payable to UB Foundation Activities Inc. and mailed to:
Center for Executive Development
108 Jacobs Management Center
Buffalo, NY 14260

A $50 discount is available for:
University at Buffalo Executive MBA alumni
University at Buffalo Professional MBA alumni
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) program current student or alumni and
School of Management Alumni Association members